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Alternativa 3d Blender Tool
Created by David E Jones, http://davidejones.com Follow me on twitter @david3jones
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What is the alternativa 3d blender tool?
This python script can be installed as an addon to blender. Once installed it will allow you to import/export various formats that are compatible with the flash 3d library alternativa.
Functionality
- Import/Export .A3D files
- Export 3d models to flash alternativa3d actionscript classes
- Export data to compressed bytearray variable within class in version 8.27.0+
- Create Document Classes
Installation Notes
- Open blender and go to File->User Preferences
- Click the Addons tab
- Click the install addon button at the bottom of this window
- Browse to the io_alternativa3d_tools.py file
- Find the addon in the list, this is easier if you click Import-Export category on the left.
- Tick the checkbox next to the addon to enable it
- Click save as default button if you want this addon and any other changes you have made to be enabled by default when you start up blender
Changelog
1.2.1
- Fixed a bug with importing a3d version 1 files
- Fixed a bug with the a3d1 object parsing to read visibility from mask
- Fix
error embedded null character
when loading images - Use object names when converting a3d1 to 2, previously used the same name for all
- Fix export bugs with texture material accessing params that don't exist
1.2.0
- Fixed certain classes not assigning read transform
- Added a3d export Hierachy and included option to disable
- Fixed incorrect uv export when using bmesh data
1.1.9
- Fixed context error with add mesh to lod (kennylerma)
- Check object isn't selected in list and hidden
1.1.8
- Fixed error when key not found in materials list
- Add option to exclude hidden items from a3d file, to reduce filesize if needed
- Add option to export all uvlayers or only active/first uv layer
- Fixed context bug when exporting, failing to poll context
- Fixed bug in exporting nullmask in very large files taking value as float instead of int
- Add export option to copy images, as with export make work with per face uv diffuse images
- Fix export of lod not converting quads to tris.
1.1.7
- Added export and import of cameras
- Set images with multiple users to only export one copy
- Added option to export without boundboxes as they can be calculated in alternativa
- Added import options to include/excluding importing of lighting, cameras
- Added LOD to mesh menu and exporter
- Fixed bug in a3d export, relative path filenames starting with "//" not exporting images
- Added export multiple uv channels in actionscript v8 and a3d
- Import all uv channels from a3d model
- Bugfix, when exporting large files, [Error 12] Not enough space appears - fixed by removing print() which was overflowing the console
- When exporting if there are no materialslots for mesh an attempt to export with per face uv image as diffuse
- Import LOD, Sprites from a3d
- Changed how boundbox data is collected
- Output boundbox data to classes
- Fixed not being able to export with uvs in actionscript v7 due to bmesh changes
- Fixed import lights all showing as ambient to show correct light type
- Add panel details for sprite import/export
- Add menu option for converting selected mesh to a decal
- Add Decal in to menu and exporter, with panel details for import/export
- export materials check texture name begins with string rather than equals string as you can have diffuse diffuse.001 etc
1.1.6
- Updated min version of blender to be 2.63
- Fixed api changes relating to bmesh
- Fixed vertexbuffer compression export to a3d version 2.6
- Fixed vertexbuffer decompression import a3d 2.6
- Set version a3d 2.6 as default export now its working
- linked copies of meshes export properly, reducing filesize by removing unused buffers
- Removed all menu meshes except Sprite until better support
- Fixed importing of mesh from skin
- condensed code and removed redundant code
- Added compatibility to still work with non bmesh version releases of blender
- Add option to export parent object for meshes, parent object contains pivot transform
- Redone nullmask encoding based on alternativa
1.1.5
- Updated min version of blender to be 2.62
- Fixed export class version 5.6.0 uv mapping
- Basic export to a3d 2.0
- Partial exporting to 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
- Basic import of a3d 2.0
- Partial importing of a3d 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
- Export tangents for classes and a3d
- Flat or Smooth normals exports
- Fixed export documentclass to do something useful
- Partially Updated mesh menu with a3dclasses
- Updated class examples and added a3d examples
- Import of version 1.0 (limited testing, appears to work)
- Added debugplayers to show loaded a3d data
1.1.4
- Added example exports for each version with built swf
- Added in options for 7.5.0
- Condensed version 8 coding
- Condensed version 7 coding
1.1.3
- Fixed error when exporting in version 7.51
- Rebuilt version 5.6.0 as it wasn't exporting anything useful
- added check to see if importing .a3d file version 1 or 2
1.1.2
- Added support for compressed bytearray data in class rather than values v.8.27.0+ only
1.1.1
- Updated version 8 class export with textures.
- Changed export to use material name instead of material0 material1 etc.
- Works with multiple surface materials
Examples
For export samples please see the example folder